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7.702.44  Department of Defense Quality Standards Pilot Program [Eff. 7/1/12]
The Department of Defense Quality Standards Pilot Program allows military families to use federal child care stipends to obtain off-base child care in facilities that meet Department of Defense Quality Child Care Standards.  Pursuant to Section 26-6- 601, C.R.S., et seq.: 
A.  Pilot sites shall have at least the following components
1.  Special needs services; and, 
2.  Staff development and training; and, 
3.  Family support services; and, 
4.  A State Department of Human Services approved quality rating and improvement system. 
B.  Pilot sites shall comply with: 
1.  The Department of Defense Quality Child Care Standards (Standards), also known as the Effectiveness Rating Improvement System (ERIS), dated December 16, 2010, is incorporated by reference. This rule does not include any later amendments or editions of the Standards. The Standards can be found at: http://www.coamilitarychildcare.org/files/ERIS_2009.pdf, or on the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care, website; and, are available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care, 1575 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Copies of the Standards are available from the Colorado Department of Human Services for a reasonable charge that comports with the Department’s record request practices; and, 
2.  To the extent the rules do not conflict with the Standards, the General Rules located at Section 7.701 and the Rules Regulating Child Care Centers located at Section 7.702; and, 
3.  Applicable federal regulations. 
C.  Pilot program sites shall assist and comply with data gathering associated with the pilot program. 
D.  If the Department pursues a fee, the procedure to establish a fee to charge pilot site facilities for any additional inspections and services required for the Department to implement the pilot, is as follows: 
1.  The Department will perform a cost assessment based upon the number of additional inspections and/or services required to effectively implement the pilot, and the number of pilot sites to be inspected and served. 
2.  Pilot sites will be notified of the cost assessment and have the opportunity to review the cost assessment and provide feedback. 
3.  The fee will be reviewed and approved by the Executive Director or his/her designee. 
E.  The pilot program is repealed, effective June 30, 2015.